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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1335263" data-attributes="member: 1210">A recent discussion on the merits of two-weapon fighting versus two-handed weapons and the tangent about sword and board fighters made me realize that one of the most suboptimal choices for melee combat is one weapon and a free hand.&nbsp; Well, perhaps that's as it should be; still... what do you think of these?SINGLE WEAPON STYLE (General, Fighter)You are trained to fight with a weapon in one hand and an empty hand.Benefit: When using a one-handed weapon and a free hand, you gain a +1 style bonus to AC.IMPROVED SINGLE WEAPON STYLE [General, Fighter]Your skill with a single weapon and an empty hand is amazing.Prerequisites: Base attack +2, Single Weapon StyleBenefit: When you fight with a weapon in one hand and a free hand, you gain a +1 style bonus on Bluff checks to feint in combat, Intimidate checks to demoralize opponents, opposed disarm checks and attacks of opportunity.&nbsp; You also gain a +2 style bonus to AC (this does not stack with the bonus from Single Weapon Style).POISED BLOW [General, Fighter]You are adept at keeping a battle moving while you wield a single weapon in one hand.Prerequisites: Dex 13+, base attack +5, Improved Single Weapon Style, Single Weapon StyleBenefit: If you have a weapon in one hand and a free hand and all you do in a round is make a single melee attack and then take a normal move, the square that you start in does not count as threatened for purposes of attacks of opportunity (just as if you had only moved for the round).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1335263, member: 1210"] A recent discussion on the merits of two-weapon fighting versus two-handed weapons and the tangent about sword and board fighters made me realize that one of the most suboptimal choices for melee combat is one weapon and a free hand. Well, perhaps that's as it should be; still... what do you think of these? [b]SINGLE WEAPON STYLE (General, Fighter)[/b] You are trained to fight with a weapon in one hand and an empty hand. [b]Benefit:[/b] When using a one-handed weapon and a free hand, you gain a +1 style bonus to AC. [b]IMPROVED SINGLE WEAPON STYLE [General, Fighter][/b] Your skill with a single weapon and an empty hand is amazing. [b]Prerequisites:[/b] Base attack +2, Single Weapon Style [b]Benefit:[/b] When you fight with a weapon in one hand and a free hand, you gain a +1 style bonus on Bluff checks to feint in combat, Intimidate checks to demoralize opponents, opposed disarm checks and attacks of opportunity. You also gain a +2 style bonus to AC (this does not stack with the bonus from Single Weapon Style). [b]POISED BLOW [General, Fighter][/b] You are adept at keeping a battle moving while you wield a single weapon in one hand. [b]Prerequisites:[/b] Dex 13+, base attack +5, Improved Single Weapon Style, Single Weapon Style [b]Benefit:[/b] If you have a weapon in one hand and a free hand and all you do in a round is make a single melee attack and then take a normal move, the square that you start in does not count as threatened for purposes of attacks of opportunity (just as if you had only moved for the round). [/QUOTE]

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